Care Leavers Glossary
Please select a letter from the A-Z list below:
Faculty
Groups of academic departments. Staff and students are members
of the faculty in which they study. At York St John University the
faculties are: Health
and Life Sciences,
Education and Theology, Arts, and
the
Business School.
Foundation Degree
A 2 year course which allows you to combine workplace learning
with academic study. These often have more flexible entry
requirements, and can be converted into a full 3 year degree if you choose to continue with your
studies.
Funding
The term used to cover all of the money available to students
while they study. Includes grants,
loans, bursaries, and scholarships.
If the word you are looking for isn’t here just let us know at
E: careleavers@yorksj.ac.uk and
we’ll add it.